Week of Dec 15th - 19th

Chers familles,

We have many things planned for the week before the holiday starts. In English students are finishing up their letters to Santa. These letters and return addresses need to be "proofread" by parents before they go into the mail. By the way, no need for stamps when mailing to the North Pole! In French we are beginning to learn some of the irregular verbs, starting with être (to be). It is different than all other verbs and therefore needs to be memorized so that is can be applied correctly into our written and oral language. Ask your child to sing you the song we've learned to help us remember this verb.

Here is the verb "être" (to be) conjugated in the present tense, and the lyrics to our song:

Je suis                    Nous sommes
Tu es                      Vous êtes
Il/Elle est               Ils/Elles sont

In a sentence, for example: "We are very talented." in French would be "Nous sommes très talentueux."

In Math this week we are continuing to learn division and how it is related to multiplication. For example, if 12 ÷ 3 = 4, then 3 × 4 = 12 and 4 × 3 = 12. We are also learning to read and answer word problems, and identifying what the question is asking. We are looking for words such as "more than" (plus que), less than (moins que), altogether (en tout) to help us figure out if we are adding, subtracting, multiplying or dividing. Later this week, in preparation for learning to count money this term, we will have a "store" activity. Students will buy items using the dollars they have earned in class for speaking French and working hard. Each student will be purchasing at least one item. Also, counting coins will be part of our calendar routine in January. You can help your child be better prepared by helping them to identify each coin value, count and give change when at home or at the grocery store.

Today we had our Primary Concert rehearsal. Students have been working hard, practicing their ukulele song Mele Kalikimaka by Bing Crosby. Students are encouraged (and optional), to wear a flower/colourful shirt, and/or a flower lei, Santa hat or deer antlers for this Primary concert on Wednesday at 1pm in the gym. We hope to see all of you at there! There is also an Intermediate Concert on Thursday at 1pm (which include performances by Quadra choir and ukulele club members). Students in this performance are asked to wear black bottom, and white, red or green tops.

Friday is pajama and pancake day! Students can come to school in pajamas's and a pancake breakfast is generously offered to them by Coast Capitol Savings. Students are invited to come straight to the gym in the morning, anytime between 8:30 and 9:00 am. There will be no line up outside. An announcement will be made by the principal when it's time to leave the gym and go to the classroom.

See you on Monday, January 5th, 2015. Have a wonderful holiday everyone!

Mme Elise Garcin

 

Dictée on Thursday

This dictée will be on Thursday, December 17th, 2014

The sound is an, which can be spelled in the following ways:

an, anc, and, ang, ans, ant, am, en, end, ends, ens, ent, em

1. Un petit faon gambade dans le champ.

2. Où peut bien être sa maman?

3. Un gros loup se promène dans ce champ.

4. Petit faon, retrouve vite maman!

Bonus:

5. Sauve-toi du loup méchant!

Week of Dec 8th - 12th

lundi le 8 décembre, 2014

Chers familles de division 6,

As holidays are approaching, many of our units are ending and we are starting new ones. Our next unit in Physical Activity (PE) will be hockey, and in Social Studies we are learning all about maps. In Math we are doing a variety of word problems where students have to read and figure out how to solve the problem, whether is be to add, subtract or multiply. This week in Math we are starting division as well!

In French Language Arts students are busy writing, writing and writing! Planet post cards are in the mail, constellation legends are posted in the class and our Doncaster pen pals letters are almost finished. Capitol letters, punctuation, spelling and grammar are all things we are working on in our written work. This week, students are going to begin writing a letter to Santa in English.

In Art last Friday, students created some beautiful angels and snowflakes. As a class, together we also made a beautiful tree from paper hand cut-outs and a very long paper chain to add to our classroom decorations! This Friday we will do more fun crafts. If anyone would like to come and volunteer from recess until lunch, send me an email. Come and visit our classroom to see you work!

By the way, we have an exciting Story Theatre performance in the gym on Wednesday this week, from 1-2pm.

Mark your calendars...

In Music, students are working hard to learn their ukulele song for the Winter Concert next week. Come and join us for this exciting school-wide event on Wednesday, Dec 17th from 1-2pm in the school gym.

Please drop off your clean household items/jewelry/toys/donations for the Loonie Emporium in the school Foyer by Wednesday this week (Dec10th). Ensure your child brings his/her sealed and labeled envelope with money inside (max 4 items), AND a few bags (cloth bags are the best!) by Thursday morning. We are going to the Loonie Emporium as a class on Thursday from 9:45 -10:20am. If you and/or your child would like to buy more items, please accompany them in the gym after school. Thank you to the Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) for organizing this exciting event!

That's all for now, have a wonderful week, Mme Garcin

Spelling words

This spelling test will be on Thursday, December 11th, 2014

1. each
2. earth
3. easy
4. eat
5. eight
6. either
7. elephant
8. energy
9. enjoy
10. equal
11. even
12. every
13. everyone
14. example
15. exercise

Bonus

16. experiment

Week of Dec 1st - 5th

lundi le 1 ier décembre, 2014

Chers familles de division 6,

This week, students are learning to write letters in French. Today students have begun writing their planet post cards. These will be sent home via Canada Post! Also very exciting, we have just received our first letter from our Doncaster pen pals. Students will write a response letter and continue to correspond throughout the school year. All of our letters include an outline, a rough draft, corrections and a final draft. Applying spelling, grammar and punctuation are very important. Now that students are in Grade 3, they are also learning and applying all these important aspects to their English writing. Once these two French writing projects are finished, students will be writing a letter to Santa in English.

In Oral Language, students have done a wonderful job of reading and presenting their constellation stories. They will be posted in the classroom for everyone to see! Students also continue to read on a daily basis. We are currently working on sustained reading for up to 10-15 minutes, where students select one interesting book and read independently the entire time. Next term we will read in pairs, with specific goals in mind.

In Math this week students are playing a variety of multiplication games using dice and cards. They are also working through a variety of words problems. We are continuing our graphing skills as we chart the changes in the weather. Below 0 temperatures are making for interesting observations and discussions.

In Art last week, students made festive gift boxes, and this week we will start making paper chains to decorate the classroom. In PE we are continuing our soccer unit and our rhythmic gymnastics has been postposed until further notice due to an ankle injury sustained by the instructor.

In Social Studies, we will continue our First Nation's sewing projects this week. In Science this Wednesday afternoon we have a special visit from the Vancouver Aquarium AquaVan! They come to inspire stewardship of aquatic habitats and the discovery of connections between animals, environments and ourselves with hand-on activities.

Passez une très belle semaine! Mme Garcin